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      FWS RELEASES REFUGE POLICIES
      Hunting Policy Included in FWS Refuge Policies Open for Public =
Comment=20
      The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released for public comment =
four draft policies related to the management of the 530 national =
wildlife refuges that make up the 93 million-acre National Wildlife =
Refuge System.. The policies are not regulations but they will guide =
refuge managers in the implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge =
System Improvement Act which passed in 1997 and was strongly supported =
by the NRA.=20
      The Improvement Act declared wildlife dependent uses, including =
hunting, to be priority public uses and made it the obligation of refuge =
managers to provide for these uses as best as possible so long as they =
are found compatible with refuge purposes (see the related article on =
this webpage entitled "Hunting on Refuges"). One of the draft policies =
addresses how these six priority public uses will be integrated into =
refuge management. Another policy spells out the process for evaluating =
what other uses are "suitable" on refuges before a compatibility review =
is conducted. A third policy addresses management of refuges that are in =
whole or in part covered by the provisions of the Wilderness Act and the =
proper management of the priority public uses in wilderness areas. The =
fourth policy clarifies the interaction between the mission of the =
Service, the goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the =
purposes for which each refuge was established.=20

      The comment period for the draft policies is open until March 16. =
The policies can be accessed at the Service's website: =
http://refuges.fws. gov under "What's New." If you wish to submit =
comments, please address them to National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. =
Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 670, Arlington, =
VA 22203 or fax to 703-358-2248.=20
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      Posted: 2001-01-30 =20




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      <H2>FWS RELEASES REFUGE POLICIES</H2>
      <H3>Hunting Policy Included in FWS Refuge Policies Open for Public =

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    <TD colSpan=3D2>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released for =
public=20
      comment four draft policies related to the management of the 530 =
national=20
      wildlife refuges that make up the 93 million-acre National =
Wildlife Refuge=20
      System.. The policies are not regulations but they will guide =
refuge=20
      managers in the implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge =
System=20
      Improvement Act which passed in 1997 and was strongly supported by =
the=20
      NRA.=20
      <P>The Improvement Act declared wildlife dependent uses, including =

      hunting, to be priority public uses and made it the obligation of =
refuge=20
      managers to provide for these uses as best as possible so long as =
they are=20
      found compatible with refuge purposes (see the related article on =
this=20
      webpage entitled "Hunting on Refuges"). One of the draft policies=20
      addresses how these six priority public uses will be integrated =
into=20
      refuge management. Another policy spells out the process for =
evaluating=20
      what other uses are "suitable" on refuges before a compatibility =
review is=20
      conducted. A third policy addresses management of refuges that are =
in=20
      whole or in part covered by the provisions of the Wilderness Act =
and the=20
      proper management of the priority public uses in wilderness areas. =
The=20
      fourth policy clarifies the interaction between the mission of the =

      Service, the goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the =

      purposes for which each refuge was established.=20
      <P>The comment period for the draft policies is open until March =
16. The=20
      policies can be accessed at the Service's website: =
http://refuges.fws. gov=20
      under "What's New." If you wish to submit comments, please address =
them to=20
      National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, =
4401 N.=20
      Fairfax Drive, Room 670, Arlington, VA 22203 or fax to =
703-358-2248.=20
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